Parasha Shoftim

“Judges and policemen you will put for yourself in all your gates that Hashem your God gives you for you. And a just justice will judge the people "(18:18)

(Parasha "Shoftim" Debarim-Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21: 9)

It should be asked why the Torah begins by expressing itself in the plural, judges, policemen, and ends in the singular, will you put it for yourself? The correct thing would be "They will put for you." If the Torah would write "They will lay for you", using the word "Lachem" (For you) which by altering the name of the letters forms "Meléch-King" we would think that the Torah intends for us to have a king immediately, but the The truth is that first there must be judges and policemen and they are the ones who must appoint the right king for the people, as we see with the Prophet Shemuel who was the judge and Hashem orders him to find the most suitable person to reign over the people. That was when he named Shaul, the most worthy and correct to occupy the position of king, as he says “And Shaul at that time was clean from all sin like a one-year-old who has never sinned ”.

This should call us to reflection, if we have the duty to appoint judges fearful of heaven, since the king will depend on them.

If they are the right ones then they too will know and have the ability to choose the right monarch.

That is why it is in the singular, speaking to the judges that first they must evaluate themselves and then judge the people of Israel. In addition, "You will put" in the singular teaches us that each one must be a guarantor for the partner. Although the judges have the authority to judge, they must be very careful that pride does not invade their hearts.

That is why they must feel the same as the rest of the people, such as Moshe Rabbenu who was the great leader as well as the one who gave us the Torah.

Despite this, the Torah highlights his humility, as it is written "And the man Moshe was the most humble of people", Moshe had acquired this quality and felt that He had to do everything for the people of Israel and he was not worthy.

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